| Autor: |
Zhang, Shi-chen, Wei, Chang-nian, Fukumoto, Kumiko, Harada, Koichi, Ueda, Kimiyo, Minamoto, Keiko, Ueda, Atsushi |
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Environmental Health & Preventive Medicine; 2011, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p80-89, 10p, 3 Charts, 1 Graph |
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Objectives: To clarify the difference in health-promoting lifestyles between agricultural and non-agricultural workers in Japan, a cross-sectional study was conducted on 627 residents living in a town with a mixed rural-urban population. Methods: The subjects were divided into 8 groups by job (agricultural and non-agricultural), age (young and old), and gender (male and female). To evaluate the subjects' lifestyles, the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II) was applied. The Bartlett test and the Kendall rank test were performed for statistical analysis. Results: There was no significant difference in the overall score of the HPLP-II between the two job groups. However, for the HPLP-II subscales, a significantly higher score for 'spiritual growth' and a significantly lower score for 'physical activity' were seen in the agricultural group than in the non-agricultural group. In general, the old and female groups showed higher scores than the corresponding groups, regardless of job type. Conclusions: It was determined that the major countermeasures to maintain a healthy lifestyle in agricultural workers should be associated with how to introduce daily activities that maintain and enhance 'spiritual growth' and improve 'physical activity'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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